Walking in My Shoes: A Woman's Story of Leadership

by Laura Downey Hill

Overview

This memoir contains memorable stories and hard learned lessons from a woman in leadership. With honesty, humility, and humor, the author shares the paths she took and the choices she made over her six decades of life. Everyone has a story that has shaped who they are today, and everyone is a reflection of their family, friends, colleagues, experiences, and decisions. Laura Downey Hill believes the world desperately needs more female leaders, and hopes her story inspires readers to look back on their own paths so far as they make bold changes for the future.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781667858418
Publisher:	BookBaby
Publication date:	10/27/2022
Pages:	202
Product dimensions:	5.90(w) x 8.90(h) x 0.60(d)

About the Author

Laura Downey Hill is a business owner, community advocate, leadership speaker, and a previous elected official and Mayor of Southlake, TX. She is a wife and the mother of three grown children, four dogs, and 8 rescued donkeys. While overcoming what many consider to be ordinary challenges, she also excelled in the corporate realm and in public office. This journey exposed a gift for leadership and a desire to serve with lessons for all women. Laura's focus is on meeting these challenges without surrendering to the false ethic that women must achieve like men.

Table of Contents

Introduction 1

Where I Began 3

Lessons that Last a lifetime 21

Breaking Away 43

Learning from Bosses - Good and Bad 55

The Last Frontier 63

There Will Be Disappointments 77

Changing Course 89

When the Timing is Right 97

The Family Business 105

Growing Again 115

Doing Your Best and Being Okay with That 127

When One Door Closes - Another Opens 141

Expecting More 157

When You Lose 173

Here I Am 183

Epilogue 193